Dallas High School (Texas)

Dallas High School
Dallas High School building in 2023
Address
2218 Bryan St. Dallas , Texas United States
Coordinates	32°47′13″N96°47′35″W / 32.78694°N 96.79306°W / 32.78694; -96.79306
Information
Other names	Central High School (1884–1908) Main High School (1916–1917) Bryan Street High School (1917–1928) Dallas Technical High School (1928–1942) Norman Robert Crozier Technical High School (1942–1975) Business and Management Magnet Center (1975–1995)
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1884 (1884)
Closed	1995 (1995)
School district	Dallas Independent School District
Dallas High School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Dallas Landmark
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Area	5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	1907 (1907)
Built by	J. V. Chrisman J. Y. Nesbit
Architect	Lang & Witchell Greene, LaRoche, & Dahl
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	96000035 [1]
DLMK No.	H/101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 20, 1996
Designated DLMK	December 13, 2000 [2]

Dallas High School was a public secondary school in Dallas, Texas. It is the alma mater of several notable Americans, including former U.S. attorney general and Supreme Court justice Tom C. Clark. ^[3] Built in 1907, the 3.5-story classical revival structure is located in the downtown City Center District next to the Pearl/Arts District DART light rail station.

History

Dallas High School changed names several times, becoming Main High School in 1916, Bryan Street High School in 1917, Dal-Tech High School in 1928, Crozier Technical High School in 1942, and Business Magnet School in 1976. The school closed in 1995.

The school campus was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Dallas High School Historic District in 1996. The historic district comprises five contributing properties: ^[4]

• Auditorium and Classroom Building, 1907
• Girls' Gymnasium and Manual Training Building, 1919-1920
• Classroom Building, 1930
• Arts and Science Building, 1941
• Boys' Gymnasium and Dressing Room, 1954

After being vacant for over 20 years, the building was renovated to become a mixed-use development with the first tenant arriving in 2017. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Tom C. Clark
• C. Wright Mills
• Mike McKool, Sr.
• Gordon Kidd Teal
• Coach Lee Patton
• Gordy Brown

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
• List of Dallas Landmarks

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Madeleine B. Johnson (December 13, 2000). "Ordinance No. 24469" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
3. Rumbley, Rose-Mary (1984). A Century of Class: Public Education in Dallas. Austin, Tex.: Eakin Press. ISBN   9780890154571.
4. Alton Delora Lewis (January 16, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dallas High School Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
5. "Opening bell rings at historic Dallas High School with first tenant moving in". Dallas Morning News. December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Dallas High School Historic District at Wikimedia Commons